Tablet and GPS

Woodsy · 05-22-2023, 07:11 PM

You def need a cellular capable iPad, however it does not have to be connected to a cellular provider. They are just the only ones with a GPS chip. Once you get the Navionics app up and running, you can download map so there is no lag.

Woodsy

Skippermark · 05-22-2023, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

You def need a cellular capable iPad, however it does not have to be connected to a cellular provider. They are just the only ones with a GPS chip. Once you get the Navionics app up and running, you can download map so there is no lag.

Woodsy

Yes, great point. Even though I use the app on my iPhone, I always pre-download the maps so I'm not sitting there waiting for it to download over a slow or non-existent connection if I'm in an area with bad coverage.

Descant · 05-23-2023, 12:36 PM

Skippermark, thanks for the detailed post. I never thought much about height until I looked at your screenshot. I can't fit under the Long Island Bridge, so that area is one that just isn't "in my vocabulary". My daughter has a smaller boat with no electronics, so we could use the iPad to advantage on her boat. It appears the app, with "height" inserted would take me through the Hole in the Wall or around Little Bear, either of which is my normal route.

05-22-2023, 07:11 PM	#1
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	You def need a cellular capable iPad, however it does not have to be connected to a cellular provider. They are just the only ones with a GPS chip. Once you get the Navionics app up and running, you can download map so there is no lag. Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

05-23-2023, 12:36 PM	#3
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,404 Thanks: 1,360 Thanked 1,633 Times in 1,065 Posts	Skippermark, thanks for the detailed post. I never thought much about height until I looked at your screenshot. I can't fit under the Long Island Bridge, so that area is one that just isn't "in my vocabulary". My daughter has a smaller boat with no electronics, so we could use the iPad to advantage on her boat. It appears the app, with "height" inserted would take me through the Hole in the Wall or around Little Bear, either of which is my normal route.